Regulations relating to environmental issues include refrigerant regulations and energy-saving regulations as well as environmental regulations such as hazardous substances regulations. And if history is any indication, regulations and policies that are first adopted by the remarkably environment-conscious European Union (EU) are either completely or at least partially incorporated by...
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At the International Symposium on New Refrigerants and Environmental Technology 2016 (Kobe Symposium 2016), organized by Japan Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Industry Association (JRAIA) in December, a number of research findings were presented. Among these findings, of particular interest was an announcement of the results of five years of activity...
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The European Commission sees current flammable refrigerant standards as a barrier to low GWP alternatives and recommends that these should be urgently addressed. The new Commission report is based on responses from 24 member states and is due to be published on January 1. It concludes that flammable refrigerant standards...
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A number of common refrigerants, including R134a, R410A and R407C, will be banned from use in new chillers in the USA from January 1, 2024. The bans are one of a number of changes to the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Significant New Alternatives Policy programme (SNAP) regulations, published today in...
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Earlier this year, in its Heating and Cooling Strategy, the European Commission addressed thermal energy for the first time in a consistent manner. This was timely, as decarbonising Europe’s energy system is impossible without decarbonising the heating and cooling sector. The ‘Clean Energy Package’ that was published yesterday is a...
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According to AHRI statistics for September, U.S. shipments of air-source heat pumps increased 31.1 percent to 200 005 units, up from 152 597 units shipped in September 2015. The year-to-date total for heat pump shipments increased 4.3 percent to 1 956 688 units, up from 1 876 106 units shipped...
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Heat pumps are designed to move heat from colder place to warm, with the help of electricity. Regions where heating and cooling needs are moderate, these pumps are efficient alternatives to furnaces and air conditioners. The demand for heat pumps will witness moderate growth on account of changing climatic, government...
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Recent elections have led to a lively debate about the future of climate action. Many ask if the historic breakthrough in Paris last year will now be put to rest. While politics does matter, no election result is going to change this simple fact: climate solutions will continue to make...
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